makedecisions

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by makedecisions 5y ago
> you should decide by passion rather than avoidance. This feels like great advice. Thank you for taking the time.
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by makedecisions 5y ago
> Have you looked into other opportunities that would combine your interests? I did. I also got offers in "my" field, just not such good ones. Perhaps got carried away a bit by the other offer i received. I'll have a look
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by makedecisions 5y ago
Not faang but still brand name, like snowflake, databricks, ... Grants are not really my concern here. I agree that industry experience could be great to increase productivity for a PhD, but I don't think that there will be a way back
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by makedecisions 5y ago
> You'll have plenty of offers in the future, probably including more meaningful ones. That would be great. I'm sure that one can and will find stimulating and interesting work without the PhD too - sometimes the ivory tower of
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by makedecisions 5y ago
Interesting perspective, haven't thought about letting my brain manipulate me into thinking I did the right offer after I make my decision. Thanks for the book, I'll have a look at it! > Re the money, you might well be able to
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by makedecisions 5y ago
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts! I know that you are right: I can always quit the PhD in the future. But realistically, it's pretty difficult to get an offer from one of the bigger tech companies with high salary a
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